Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-14
ASIATIC CHOLERA.
Brief Review of It's Appearances and
Ravages in Different Countries.

Brief Review of It's Appearances and
Ravages in Different Countries.
Some OF the more noted visitations of
that dreaded disease, Asiatic cholera, are
given below as a matter of present interest
1t prevailed in Batavia as early as 1929,
and in 176S and 1870 numerous epidemics
of cholera prevailed in Southern Asia.
About ITO it is estimated that 10000 per-
sons persisted at Pondicherry, while in 1888
it is reckoned that 90 600 victims to the dis
ease fell in single week at the sacred city
of Hurdwar. The English armies extended
their cCnquests in Asia shortly after 1900,
and when the cholera appeared in Hindos-
tan in 1917, it spread rapidly by means of
English vessels to Western Asia and
Europe. By 1880 it had penetrated to
Russia, and to Germany in 1881, carrying
off in those countries in two years more
than 800, 900 persons. In 1882 it prevailed
in France, and within the year caused 120-
600 death; 1000 of these occurred in Paris
during eighteen days. From Limerick,
Cork, Dublin and Liverpool ships brought
the plague to America, and thousands died
in Canada and the United States $500
died in New York city, and 1000 in Mon
treal. In 1888 the cholera broke out in
Havana and Mantanzas, in Cuba, and il is
said one-tenth of the population fell vic
Tins. 1t spread over the United States and
Canada between 1884 and 1886 and ragged
severely in Rome, Genoa, Berlin, and the
two Sicilies in 1887. For some years it
disappeared, but entered England at Sum
derland in 1913. This was the town first
attacked in 1881. During the summer of
1S49 over 1900 deaths took place from
cholera in the city of London.
Again emigrant ships brought it to the
New World, and during the spring of 1S49
2, 800 died in New Orleans. 1t spread that
year over vast regions, appearing at Men,
phis, st. Louis, Cincinnati, and by October
ii had reached Sacramento by means of
overland emigrants, and about the same
time San Francisco, by the United States
steamer Northerner from Panama During
this year 5000 persons died in New YORK
city. After an interval of some wears
cholera broke out over many sections 1t
destroyed II, 600 victims in Teberan, in Per-
STA; 10000 in England, mostly in the north
ern towns of Hexham, Tynemouth and
Newcastle-upon Tyne, and 114,000 died in
| France.
In 1854 emigrant ships again brought the
| disease TO New York city, where 1000 died,
| and also many in Philadelphia. One thou
sand died in Detroit, thea a small place.
| and 1900 in Montreal. 1t ragged severely
that year in Italy and Sicily, more than
| 10000 dying in Naples alone. Many deaths
| took place the same year in the south of
| England.
After a long interval cholera again broke
out in 1865, and spread over many parts of
the United States. 1t also ragged in Alex
andria, Toulon, Paris, Madrid and Naples,
and was very severe in Constantinople,
where $4,000 died from it. During 1866
and 1867 cholera was prevalent in both the
old world and the new, and was especially
severe at times in Naples and London. In
1871 cholera appeared in Prussia and many
deaths occurred at Koenigsberg. In 1873
it was severe at Vienna and the same year
broke out in the United States in several
! localities In 1881 cholera caused 5000
deaths at Mecca. In 1888 it was very Sc
we're in Egypt, and the lowest estimate was
10000 deaths during the summer.
The more recent outbreaks in Europe
will be well remembered by our readers.